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Horse Survives Bout with Colitis to Win Silver at Olympics
Prior to the Olympics, Tina Cook's bay horse, Miners Frolic, suffered a life-threatening bout of colitis. The severity of the condition had the apparently delerious horse on an IV drip because of high levels of toxins in his blood.
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Discovery of Virus May Lead to New Horse Vaccines
In a recent report in Science Daily, researchers say that a newly discovered mosquito virus could lead to new vaccines and drugs, as well as providing new diagnostic tools.
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Do Cribbing Horses Lose Benefits of Sound Sleep
A study at Hartpury College in England turned up a cribbing-associated fact that may affect the health of horses that engage in cribbing activity. The study looked at patterns of night sleep in horses that cribbed and others that did not crib. The horsesâ
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Do Horses Develop Dementia?
With today's horses living much longer than previously, researchers are beginning to address the physical and mental health issues that develop with longevity.
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Does Feed Processing Affect Your Horse?
There is a vast array of options in the methods of processing and presentation of the various ingredients in equine feeds.
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Horsemen's Lab At Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases
Dr. John Byrd of Horsemen's Lab will attend the 9th International Conference on Equine Infectious Diseases hosted by the University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Kentucky. The conference runs from October 21â
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Horses at Risk during Northern Winter in England and Wales
A British-based international charity estimates 6000 horses are at risk in England and Wales in the depths of the northern winter.
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Don't Feed Your Donkey or Mule Like It's a Horse
Mules and donkeys have served mankind as beast of burdens for thousands of years. They have worked and lived in some of the harshest environments and still survived.
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Don't Forget Your Horse's Dental Check-up
If you are like most people, you probably dislike going to the dentist, but donât let that stop you from getting timely dental care for your horse. The way that horses chew, grinding their teeth, up to forty-thousand times a day as they munch on stemmy
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Don't Ignore Eyelid Injuries and Irritations in Your Horse's Eye
Eyelid injuries and eye irritation in horses sometimes occur and can be very serious if neglected. The fall season often produces plant burrs and dry leaves that may stick to horse eyelids and cause irritation if not noticed and removed immediately.Â